Pakistan Economic Indicators

Pakistan economic indicators - November 12, 2007

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DAILY INDICATORS

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                                       SATURDAY              PREVIOUS

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Floating Interbank Rate (Rs/$)      60.87/60.89           60.91/60.93

Rupee/US $ (kerb market)            60.90/60.95           60.90/60.95

Karachi 100-share index               13,423.71             13,500.81

Gold (Karachi) Rs/10 gm                  16,330                16,270

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CENTRAL BANK AUCTIONS

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Treasury Bills Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on:       Nov 07                Oct 24

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Three-months bills              No Bid Received       No Bid Received

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Six-month bills                          9.1426                9.1426

12-months bills                          9.3990                9.3990

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Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) Auction Results:

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Cut-off Yield (pct) at auction on: Oct 30 (2007)        Oct 09 (2007)

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9.10 pct coupon, three-Year PIB          9.6495                9.6211

9.30 pct coupon, five-Year PIB           9.8221                9.8024

9.60 pct coupon, 10-Year PIB            10.2195               10.1897

10 pct coupon, 15-Year PIB              11.1597               11.1494

10.50 pct coupon, 20-Year PIB           11.4132               11.4103

11.00 Pct coupon, 30-Year PIB           11.6151               11.6142

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WEEKLY INDICATORS

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Week ending                              Nov 03                Oct 27

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Total liquid forex reserves             $16.372 bln       $16.354 bln

Forex held by central bank              $14.166 bln       $14.119 bln

Forex held by other banks               $2.206 bln         $2.235 bln

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MONTHLY INDICATORS

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                                           LAST                   PVS

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Consumer price index

Change mth/mth (pct) Sep                   2.13                  1.32

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Sep                     8.37                  6.45

Wholesale price index

Change mth/mth (pct) Sep                   1.62                  1.17

Change Yr/Yr (pct) Sep                     9.28                  8.00

Trade Balance (FBS) Sep                  $-1.24 bln        $-1.27 bln

Exports (FBS) Sep                        $1.49 bln          $1.48 bln

Imports (FBS) Sep                        $2.73 bln          $2.74 bln

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ANNUAL INDICATORS

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FISCAL YEAR                             2006/07               2005/06

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Population (millions)                  **156.77                 155.4

Per capita income                        **$925                  $833

External debt (billion dlr)             **38.86                 36.56

Total F.Debt as pct of GDP               **27.1                  29.4

Domestic debt (billion rupees)          **2,523                 2,312

Total domestic debt as pct of GDP        **28.4                  30.0

Gross domestic product growth             **7.0 pct           6.6 pct

Manufacturing sector growth              **8.75 pct         10.68 pct

Services sector growth                    **8.0 pct           9.6 pct

Agricultural sector growth                **5.0 pct           1.6 pct

Commodity Producing sector growth         **6.0 pct           3.4 pct

Average consumer price inflation          **7.9 pct           8.0 pct

Fiscal deficit (pct of GDP)               **4.2                   3.4

Trade balance (FBS July-June)          $-13.528 bln      $-12.130 bln

Exports                                 $17.011 bln       $16.451 bln

Imports                                 $30.540 bln       $28.580 bln

Current a/c balance                    $-7.016 bln         $-4.99 bln

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